Nigel Riddick Roberson, a 19-year-old Black male, was shot in Birmingham on the afternoon of Saturday, December 2, 2023. Multiple ShotSpotter alerts led North Precinct officers to the 900 block of 5th Avenue North around 3:38 p.m., where a vehicle was found with two men suffering gunshot wounds. Both were taken to UAB Hospital; Roberson died there the next day, Sunday, December 3, 2023, at about 3:58 p.m., the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office confirmed.

Investigators say the shooting appears to have been targeted. The Birmingham Police Department opened its 117th murder investigation of 2023 and has not announced any arrests.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the B.P.D. Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers.